Classifications

• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  • B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
  • B29C—SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING
  • B29C45/00—Injection moulding, i.e. forcing the required volume of moulding material through a nozzle into a closed mould; Apparatus therefor
  • B29C45/16—Making multilayered or multicoloured articles
• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  • B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
  • B29C—SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING
  • B29C45/00—Injection moulding, i.e. forcing the required volume of moulding material through a nozzle into a closed mould; Apparatus therefor
  • B29C45/0081—Injection moulding, i.e. forcing the required volume of moulding material through a nozzle into a closed mould; Apparatus therefor of objects with parts connected by a thin section, e.g. hinge, tear line
• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
  • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
  • B65D47/00—Closures with filling and discharging, or with discharging, devices
  • B65D47/04—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps
  • B65D47/06—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps with pouring spouts or tubes; with discharge nozzles or passages
  • B65D47/08—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps with pouring spouts or tubes; with discharge nozzles or passages having articulated or hinged closures
  • B65D47/0804—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps with pouring spouts or tubes; with discharge nozzles or passages having articulated or hinged closures integrally formed with the base element provided with the spout or discharge passage
  • B65D47/0833—Hinges without elastic bias
  • B65D47/0838—Hinges without elastic bias located at an edge of the base element
• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  • B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
  • B29L—INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASS B29C, RELATING TO PARTICULAR ARTICLES
  • B29L2031/00—Other particular articles
  • B29L2031/56—Stoppers or lids for bottles, jars, or the like, e.g. closures
  • B29L2031/565—Stoppers or lids for bottles, jars, or the like, e.g. closures for containers
• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  • B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
  • B29L—INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASS B29C, RELATING TO PARTICULAR ARTICLES
  • B29L2031/00—Other particular articles
  • B29L2031/712—Containers; Packaging elements or accessories, Packages

Definitions

• the present invention relates to a cosmetic product container and a method for making it.
• cosmetic products such as creams, of the paste or fluid type, solar oils, bath products and so on, are conventionally contained in a lot of different containers such as jars, small bottles or tubes, made of a lot of different materials, such as plastic materials or glass.
• Prior cosmetic product containers are conventionally made by combining two or more distinct pieces, and, in particular, they comprise a container body and a respective covering element, which is frequently threaded on the body of the container.
• the aim of the present invention is to provide a cosmetic product container which is made as a single piece, both in a single component embodiment and in a bi-component embodiment thereof.
• a cosmetic product container comprising a container body for a cosmetic product and at least a covering element, characterized in that said container body and covering element are made as a single-piece by injecting at least a component and in that said container body and covering element are coupled to one another by a hinge.
• the covering element is provided with a gasket, made of a material different from that forming the assembly constituted by the covering element and container body.
• the gasket and covering element and container body assembly are made by a bi- injection of two different components.
• the container body is open at the end portion thereof opposite to the covering element, thereby said container body can be easily coupled to a bottle or tube.
• a perforated flat element is arranged, in turn coupled to said container body by a second hinge, the assembly being made as a single piece by injecting either a single component or two different components .
• the container body is closed, at the end portion thereof opposite to said covering element, thereby providing a jar configuration.
• the present invention relates moreover to a method for making a cosmetic product vessel, characterized in that said method comprises at least an injection step for injecting at least a component to provide an assembly including a container body and at least a covering element, coupled to one another by a hinge.
• the method also comprises a second blow molding step, to define the configuration of the container body.
• the injection step can be made by using two different components, which are processed by a bi-injection apparatus.
• Figure 1 is a cross-sectional view of a cream jar according to a first embodiment of the present invention, in an open configuration thereof;
• Figure 2 is a cross-sectional view illustrating the cream jar of Figure 1, in a closed configuration or condition thereof;
• Figure 3 is a side view of the cream jar shown in Figures 1-2, in an open configuration or condition thereof;
• Figure 4 is an axonometric view illustrating a capsule which can be coupled to containers of vial or tube configuration, according to another embodiment of the present invention
• Figure 5 is a further axonometric view of a capsule coupled to a vial or small bottle according to a modified embodiment of the present invention
• Figure 6 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a detail showing a possible embodiment of a hinge according to the present invention
• Figure 7 is a partially cross-sectioned view illustrating the capsule of Figure 5, in an open condition thereof;
• Figure 8 is a further partially cross- sectioned view illustrating the capsule of Figure 5, in a closed condition thereof;
• Figure 9 is yet another partially cross- sectioned view illustrating the capsule of Figure 5, coupled to a tube, in a closed condition thereof;
• Figure 10 is a side view of a tube provided with a capsule according to the present invention.
• FIG. 1 A first exemplary embodiment of the cosmetic product container according to the present invention is shown in Figures 1-3 and is generally indicated by the reference number 1.
• the cosmetic product container comprises a container body 2, for holding therein a set cosmetic product, and a covering element 5.
• the container body 2 and covering element 5 are made in a single piece, by injecting a first component, and are coupled to one another by a hinge 4. Moreover, to the covering element 5 a gasket or seal 3 is applied, said gasket being made of a material different from that of the assembly constituted by the covering element 5 and container body 2. In this connection, it should be pointed out that the gasket 3 and the covering element 5 and container body 2 can be made by bi-injecting two different components . As shown, the container body 2 is closed at the end thereof opposite to said covering element 5, so as to provide a jar 1.
• FIG. 4 A second embodiment of the invention is illustrated in Figure 4 and generally indicated by the reference number 10; in this embodiment, the container body 12 is open at the end thereof opposite to the covering element 15, in turn provided with a gasket 13.
• the container body 12 can be coupled to a vial or bottle 30 or to a tube 40.
• the container body 12 and covering element 15 are made in a single piece by injecting a first single component and are coupled to one another by a hinge 14.
• the open container body 12 would allow to provide, by a blow- molding operation, the vial or bottle 30 associated therewith, as is shown in Figure 5, or a tube 40, as s shown in Figures 9-10.
• a flat element 26 provided with a throughgoing hole 28 and a gasket 27.
• Said flat element 26 is in turn coupled to the container body 22 by a hinge 41, the container body 22 and covering element 25 being coupled by a hinge 24.
• the device 20 is made as a single piece, by injecting a single component or, possibly, two different components, in the case in which the disclosed gasket elements must be made.
• the present invention further relates to a method for making cosmetic product containers.
• the cream jars 1 can be made starting from a single component, by using an injection apparatus, or, if a gasket 3 or other different material must be made, then they can be made starting from two different components, by using a bi-injection apparatus.
• the vials 30 or of the tubes 40 can be made by a making method comprising a first injection step and a second blowing step.
• the first injection step can be carried out by a single component or by a bi-component material, as already disclosed, and depending on the result to be obtained with reference to the materials forming the finished products.
• the blowing step will define the type of the finished product, which can comprise either a vial 30 or a tube 40.

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• Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
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• Manufacturing & Machinery (AREA)
• Cosmetics (AREA)
• Closures For Containers (AREA)
• Injection Moulding Of Plastics Or The Like (AREA)
• Tubes (AREA)

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